Analysis of reinforced concrete pile caps

Abstract

This report describes full scale tests of reinforced concrete pile caps. The testing program consisted of two pile caps with six steel H-piles embedded six inches into each cap. The purpose was to study a. the mode of failure at ultimate load, b. bond anchorage of high strength reinforcing bars, c. the effect of pile cap plates on the end condition of embedded piles, and d. load distribution among the piles at ultimate load